Thursday, 5 March 2015

Role Play: Travel, Holidays and Tourism

I find that having my students do the role play is one of the best ways to recycle vocabulary and have fun along the way. So, I offered them to play out the following situations for the class based on the topic "Travel, Holidays and Tourism".

Situation 1. At the Travel Agent’s

Student A.
You’re a travel agent. Offer a couple who came to your office a holiday option
that would satisfy both spouses as they seem to disagree on everything.

Student B.
You’re a wife. You want a fairytale holiday, preferably on an island. Your
husband offers to choose something less expensive. You insist that he should
agree with your choice.

Student C.
You’re a husband. Your wife wants to have a holiday that you find too
extravagant. Try to convince her that another, less expensive, option could be
as much enjoyable for her as her initial choice.

Situation 2. Good Times, Bad Times

Student A.
You got together with your peers to share some stories about your travel
experiences. Show some pictures from your most memorable journey and explain
why it was so unforgettable.

Student B.
You got together with your peers to share some stories about your travel
experiences. Show some pictures from your most disastrous journey and say what
went wrong.

Student C. You got together with your peers to share some
stories about your travel experiences. Show some pictures from a trip that was
somehow life changing for you. Explain how it influenced your life.

Situation 3. Great Expectations

Student A.
You’re a tourist who bought a package holiday. You were attracted by a
beautiful brochure and expected to see the same once you arrived at the resort.
However, the situation there is far from that described in the brochure. You
talk to the hotel manager about problems you face (e.g. no air-conditioning, no
swimming pool, bad view etc.) and then try to contact your travel agent to ask
for a partial refund of the holiday cost.

Student B.
You’re a hotel manager. One of the tourists seems to be upset because of lack
of facilities at your hotel. Try to encourage him and offer other opportunities
available in the area to help him/her enjoy his/her holiday.

Student C. You’re a travel agent. One of the tourists
calls you to complain about a package holiday he/she bought at your agency. You
know that some information in the brochure was somewhat embellished. Now he/she
wants a partial refund of the holiday cost.

Student A. You’re ecstatically happy. You’ve
fallen in love with a boy/girl from the country you are visiting and you’ve
decided you want to buy a house on the beach and live there forever. Tell your
friends about your big decision.

Student B. Your friend has something
important to tell you. Listen carefully and then respond: You think your friend’s
gone mad and he/she is going to make a terrible decision. Think of all the
reasons why his/her plan is crazy and convince him/her to come back home with
you.

Student C. Your friend has something
important to tell you. Listen carefully and then respond: You think your friend’s
gone mad and he/she is going to make a terrible decision. Think of all the
reasons why his/her plan is crazy and convince him/her to come back home with
you.